Betros Garabet is wanted for his alleged involvement in a health care fraud scheme that cost Medicare in excess of $400,000 in fraudulent claims. Garabet allegedly operated a fraudulent medical clinic in Pomona, California, between September of 2004 and January of 2006, and posed as a medical doctor, despite not being licensed to practice medicine. Medicare beneficiaries, many of whom were elderly or mentally disabled, were transported from across Southern California to the clinic for unnecessary treatments and services. Garabet would then allegedly bill Medicare for the services, which were not performed by a licensed physician, not medically necessary, and in some cases not performed at all.

On February 7, 2007, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Central District of California, after Garabet was charged with health care fraud and aiding and abetting.

The FBI is offering a reward for information leading directly to the arrest of Betros Garabet.

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Garabet and his wife, Tamar Khachatourian

Garabet may be traveling with his wife, Tamar Khachatourian (aka Susanna Stepanian), who is not a fugitive from the law.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CASE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.